Barbara Brenner

Nicky goes to buy a pet, but by the time he buys all the things a pet will need, he has no money left.

The Five Pennies

Tired of always being cold, Pablo, a penguin, decides to move from the South Pole to a warmer climate.

Walt Disney's The Penguin that Hated the Cold

During a year spent living with relatives after her mother's death, Rosie struggles with the painful experience of accepting her father's choice of a new wife.

A Year in the Life of Rosie Bernard

A young boy keeps a diary recording the physical characteristics and habits of the reptiles he catches during a spring and summer.

A Snake-lover's Diary

A summer spent studying gorillas in the Nigerian jungle changes eighteen-year-old Maggie's life in many ways marking the beginning of her involvement with a very special gorilla and teaching her much about the complexities of both human and primate behavi

The Gorilla Signs Love

S. D. Schindler

An illustrated collection of poems from around the world about various aspects of life on earth.

A Garden of Poems about Our Planet

The Earth is Painted Green

Audubon's young apprentice describes the experiences he shared with his master during their eighteen month trip down the Mississippi studying and drawing the birds they found along the way.

On the Frontier with Mr. Audubon

Tom Leonard

For one afternoon, a child visitor observes the cycle of change within a tidepool, a small place at the edge of the sea that is home to many plants and animals.

One Small Place by the Sea

Deep in the forest . . . A bear sharpens her claws on a tree trunk. The scratched bark chips; a tiny hole forms. Timber beetles tunnel inside. The hole grows bigger and bigger. In lyrical prose, Barbara Brenner reveals the fascinating happenings in one small place. She explains how, over many years, the rough hole transforms into a cozy hollow -- home to salamanders, tree frogs, a family of white-footed mice. Tom Leonard’s absorbing illustrations take you beneath the bark to a hidden world. His warm, lifelike depictions of squirrels and bluebirds, snakes and spiders show the splendor that dwells in the most unexpected places. So stop. Observe. Explore your natural world. If you look closely enough, you will surely find . . . one small place that is home for something.

One Small Place in a Tree

When Benjamin was seven years old, the only thing in the world he wanted to do was draw pictures. Sometimes it got him into trouble—when he “borrowed” Papa’s best quill pen, when he drew the cows instead of milking them for Mama, when he used the cat’s fur for brushes—but it also led him to some surprising adventures. Here, in lively words and vivid pictures, is the engaging true story of Benjamin West, the farm boy from colonial Pennsylvania who grew up to become the first world-famous American artist.

Benjamin West

The Boy Who Loved to Draw

Love and Discipline

Her interest in photography and wildlife, especially the bears living near her home in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, provides 16-year-old Allie with opportunities to rebuild her life after her parents' death.

Barbara Brenner

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